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Expect kyiv to be next after kharkiv. a lot of people say that kharkiv is a repetition for russian appropriate to kyiv. we know from the north the kyiv suburbs are now facing shelling and heavy fighting between russian/ukrainian troops and a lot of people are preparing for a very hard night tonight. >> yeah. and the coming nights, i imagine. ukraine has now asked anyone who supports the cause, who wants to defend the country, to apply and enlist regardless of combat experience. ive met some youn...

In ukraine, then thats what my children will know that i paid the highest price to be able to stand up and fight for whats right. >> reporter: an unshakable determination inspired by ukrainians desperate fight for freedom. emilie ikeda, nbc news, new york. joining me now, frank figliuzzi, author of the fbi way, inside the bureaus code of excellence. frank, your reaction to americans taking it upon themselves to fight in ukraine? >> they better know what theyre in for. war is indeed hell, as th...

Volunteers from across the globe, says president zelenskyy. they arrive to defend freedom, defend life he, added. we were there as when it began his paperwork at the ukrainian consulate in new york. the former advising people to be fully self equipped with uniform, personal protection. and an explicit reminder, its on a voluntary basis. the form also asked applicants to specify your job, military, combat experience. volunteers could be chosen to go at anytime. and at their own expense. ben is ho...

20,000 foreigners have now volunteered to help ukraine fend off this russianon slot, only to spite, others to help. we spoke to some americans and others heading to the war zone, including an ex-marine, nurse, and recruiter who vets them. >> their resumes range from combat experience to no military training at all. brian, a 25-year-old from minnesota, says he served two years with the marines in okinawa, japan. >> i am a u.s. marine. i have to die to help these people. >> reporter: david, 33, fr...

Kavi says he is a veteran. >> he threatened the whole world with fire. canadas right in between the u.s. and russia. thats where all these missiles that hes threatening with are going to be flying over. thats what brings me here. >> reporter: kavi is far from alone. >> there is more than 20,000 military serving all over ukraine. >> reporter: roman, we dont show his face, vets the backgrounds of all foreign volunteers. >> many of them have very good experience. nowadays there are less experienced...

Northeastern cities. the ukrainians are fighting back and trying to push back this russian offensive. when we look at these force, a lot of them are young 18, 19-year-olds who are conscripts, theyre here fighting their first war, and the videos that weve seen of these troops -- and, joey, you probably can speak more to this, but theyre not organized in a lot of cases. they get hit once, and you see them getting out of their apcs and tanks and running in different directions. i think the one thin...

There is a lot of americans in iraq and ukraine. >> zelenskyy put out a plea for foreign fighters to join an international legion to help defend ukraine from russian attack. the next day diaz and other americans showed up here at the ukrainian consulate in new york answering the call to defend freedom. >> ukraine claims 16,000 people from around the world have stepped up. not all are fighters. >> you have no combat experience. >> i dont. >> andrew bennett is a union carpenter from new jersey and...

>> bill: ukrainian government desperate for help fighting the russians now reportedly offering is citizenship to any foreign fighters who want it. douglas kennedy spoke with a few u.s. veterans headed to the front lines to do that. what did you find out, douglas? >> a lot of americans at this point would like to stand up to russia. some might actually get their chance. this is nothing more than a big bully picking on someone smaller. >> absolutely. we will go out there and -- >> dennis is a form...

The military serving all over ukraine. >> roman, we asked we dont show his face for security, vets the background of all foreign volunteers. >> many of them had very good experience, even in hot spots, serving in hot spots. now it may be -- nowadays there are less of these experienced soldiers and many of them are more volunteers. they have some military experience serving in peacetimes. >> their resumes range from combat experience to no military training at all. brian, a 25-year-old from minne...

So now maybe nowadays there are less of these experienced soldiers and many of them are volunteers. they had some military experience in peace times. >> resumes range from combat experience to no military training at all. brian, a 25-year-old from minnesota, says he served two years with the marines in okinawa, japan. >> i am a u.s. marine. i have to die to help these people, i will. >> reporter: oscar from sweden has no formal military training. >> were here to help people. hopefully, its going...